Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to publish regional media report on Tuesday

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The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will publish the findings of its year-long inquiry into the future for local and regional media on Tuesday 6 April.

The committee launched the inquiry in March last year to explore the current state of the local media industry and probed experts on the impact of local newspaper closures on independent journalism and the impact of search engines and aggregators on local media.

The committee also heard evidence on funding models for local journalism and the growth in hyperlocal publishing.

As part of evidence to the inquiry, the Press Association announced plans for its "public service reporting trial" and MPs on the cross-party committee expressed concerns about the impact of council newspapers on the local press . The report could make recommendations in this area.

In her hearing in front of the committee, media analyst Claire Enders predicted that half of the UK's 1,300 regional newspapers will close in the next five years .